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Set up your phone for POP3 email - Nokia Lumia 820

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If you're using a POP3 email account in your email application on your computer, you can also set it up on your phone. Follow these instructions to set up your phone for POP3 email.Please note that these instructions are based on a POP3 email account. If you have a web-based email account, you need to use the settings for web-based email. Click here for information on how to the set up your phone for web-based email.

To send and receive email messages, you need an internet connection. Your phone automatically receives the necessary settings to connect to the internet. If it's not possible, you can set up your phone manually. Click here for information on how to set up your phone for internet.

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Find "email+accounts"

Slide your finger left on the display.Press Settings.

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Find "email+accounts"

Press email+accounts.

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Create new email account

Press add an account.

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Create new email account

Press advanced setup.

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Enter email address

Press the field below Email address and key in your email address.

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Enter password

Press the field below Password and key in the password for your email account.

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Enter password

Press next.

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Select account type

Press Internet email.

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Enter email account name

Press the field below Account name and key in a name for the email account.

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Enter sender name

Press the field below Your name and key in the required sender name.

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Enter incoming server

Press the field below Incoming email server and key in the name of your email provider's incoming server.

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Select server type

Press the field below Account type.

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Select server type

Press POP3.

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Enter username

Press the field below Username and key in the username for your email account.

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Enter outgoing server

Press the field below Outgoing (SMTP) email server and key in the name of your email provider's outgoing server.